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Process for improving the properties of ground recycled rubber

US5883139A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 20, 1998
Grant dateMar 16, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08L21/00
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process involving (a) homogeneously dispersing tetrathiodipropionic acid in a recycled rubber having an individual particle size no greater than 420 microns, (b) mixing the treated recycled rubber with unvulcanized rubber and (c) vulcanizing the rubber mixture.

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